War

Elections

Tarique Rahman Sworn In as Bangladesh Prime Minister After BNP Landslide

Tarique Rahman took the oath of office as Bangladesh's prime minister on February 17, 2026, capping a BNP landslide victory in parliamentary elections. The son of Ziaur Rahman and Khaleda Zia pledged to serve the people under open skies in Dhaka.

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Discovery

OCT Detects Retinal Damage in Kids with MOGAD Even Without Optic Neuritis

Optical coherence tomography accurately identifies retinal nerve fiber layer thinning in children with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease, even in eyes without prior optic neuritis. A prospective Swiss study of 12 young patients highlights OCT's edge over visual evoked potentials for spotting subtle damage.

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Gaming

Fortnite Teases Dino Thunder Rangers After Mighty Morphin Success

Fortnite's Power Rangers collaboration could expand beyond Mighty Morphin with Black and White Dino Thunder Rangers incoming, leaks suggest. Fans spotted the duo in recent files shared by insider ShiinaBR.

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Football

Union Rout Defence Force 5-0 in Concacaf Champions Cup Opener

Philadelphia Union crushed Defence Force 5-0 in Port of Spain on Tuesday to launch their 2026 Concacaf Champions Cup campaign. Five different players scored as the defending Supporters' Shield winners dominated the first leg of their first-round tie.

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Middle East

Rubio to Brief Netanyahu on U.S.-Iran Talks in Israel Feb. 28

Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel next week to brief Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on recent U.S.-Iran nuclear talks. Two Trump administration officials confirmed the February 28 meeting Wednesday.

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Asia Pacific

Report Flags TNI Members’ Role in August 2025 Jakarta Riot

A fact-finding commission uncovered indications that Indonesian military personnel from the TNI played roles in riots during an August 2025 demonstration in Jakarta. The panel outlined suspected incitement, facilitation, negligence and command failures by troops.

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Conservation

Pretoria’s Top Five Water Users Strain Tshwane Supply

Five Pretoria neighborhoods lead Tshwane's surge in water use, with some households averaging over 30.6 kiloliters per month since December 2025. City officials warn the high demand threatens supply stability across the network.

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IA

OpenCxMS presenta 15 patentes en 13 días para norma de seguridad en robots con IA

OpenCxMS Technologies, nueva corporación de beneficio público de Pensilvania, presentó 15 solicitudes provisionales de patentes en 13 días ante la Oficina de Patentes de EE.UU. Las patentes cubren 134 reivindicaciones del Módulo de Seguridad Autónoma Estándar, hardware para impedir que robots con IA anulen protocolos de seguridad.

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Africa

Kano Court Remands 3 Men in Robbery-Murder Case

A High Court in Kano ordered three men remanded in custody on charges of conspiracy, armed robbery and murder after a deadly break-in at a local businessman's home. The suspects pleaded not guilty before Justice Yusuf Ubale Mohammed.

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Heritage

WWII Machete from Armidale Shed Ties to Late NSW Governor James Rowland

A World War II U.S. Air Force machete discovered in a northern New South Wales shearing shed has been traced to Sir James Rowland, the late governor of NSW and RAF bomber pilot. David Carrigan, who found the blade as a boy on his family's property, plans to donate it to a local museum.

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Tecnología

Rusia prueba drones a -30 ºC en Siberia

Ingenieros rusos del Geoscan y la Universidad Estatal de Tomsk volaron drones a temperaturas de hasta 30 grados bajo cero. Las pruebas en el Centro Strezhnoye demostraron su resistencia en condiciones árticas extremas.

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Automovilismo

FIA propone cambio reglamentario a mitad de temporada en motores F1 tras reuniones en Bahréin

La FIA planteó un cambio reglamentario a mitad de temporada en las normas de motores de F1 para 2026. Exige verificaciones de relación de compresión a 130°C desde el 1 de agosto, según acordaron fabricantes en Bahréin sin Mercedes.

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Africa

FCT Police Deploy Army, Navy, DSS for Feb. 21 Council Elections

Police in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory have deployed officers alongside Army, Navy, Air Force and DSS personnel for Saturday's area council elections. A movement restriction from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. will be in effect across the FCT on February 21, 2026.

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Corporate

SEC Proposes Stricter Rules for Corporate Governance Training

The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to overhaul its guidelines on mandatory corporate governance training for board members and key officers. The proposed rules aim to sharpen accreditation standards and broaden training content to meet global and local expectations.

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Africa

Murkomen Blames Machakos Goons for Kitengela Rally Chaos, Death

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen accused goons transported from Machakos County of sparking deadly chaos at Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna's rally in Kitengela on Sunday. One man died and dozens were injured in the violence that followed.

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